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The NGO Camaquito is convinced that sport is an important way of providing a lasting contribution to the development of children and adolescents. This is why sports activities have become an important component of Camaquito's project strategy. Camaquito focuses in particular on the 'viva el fútbol' project. And playing football is a way to broaden and improve the available leisure activities. This was the philosophy behind the program "fútbol en los barrios" (football in the outskirts), a program that provides access to football and to sport in general for thousands of children. Providing technical support to coaches, as well as regular executed workshops are part of the concept.

The children football program „fútbol en los barrios“(football in the outskirts) was conceived and is implemented as a way of helping the development of Cuban children and adolescents. The main objective is to provide children and adolescents in Cuba with access to football. In this way we can provide not only a beneficial pastime, but also fulfill the specific wish of many children – to play football. In a wide variety of remoter city districts we convert unused plots of land into football pitches. And in doing so, Camaquito can rely on voluntary assistance provided by the Cuban population. At the same time some donation money can be used to buy balls and other football equipment, so that even the youngest get to play football. We also attach great importance to developing the skills of the local football coaches. Workshops and children football tournaments in the outskirts are executed for this purpose, in order to achieve the social objective of personality development via football. Camaquito is in the process of further developing this concept – for which purpose donor support is requested.